“Just Got Lucky” by Dokken

"Just Got Lucky" was the second single off Tooth and Nail, the 1984 second album from American heavy metal band Dokken, out on Elektra. The four players share the writing credit: Don Dokken sings lead and plays guitar alongside George Lynch, Jeff Pilson handles bass and keyboards, and Mick Brown drums, with Pilson and Brown on backing vocals. Tom Werman produced and Michael Wagener mixed.

The video shoot nearly went up in smoke. On a Hawaii stop while touring with Dio in 1985, the band filmed Lynch's solo on top of an active volcano; steam started rising, the heat came through his shoes, and he kept playing until park rangers ordered everyone out. The volcano erupted while they were already on the plane, and the film crew circled the eruption for around an hour grabbing extra footage.

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